Greetings from Central California, where we are in our nth straight summer of drought conditions. We're thinking of changing our state bird to the vulture. We're thinking of changing our state tree to the cactus. We're thinking of changing our state fish to a box of Mrs. Paul's breaded fish sticks (packaged in Vermont). You get the picture ( Read more... )

In case you missed it, hikarievandar is writing her college thesis, which will be on how members of online fan communities feel about their representations in mainstream media. She's looking for people to participate in a qualitative interview by email. I've seen the interview questions and I'm looking forward to discussing this topic in some depth--but you ( Read more... )